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Q: With the VMAs this weekend: Is there a way to determine the biggest music video ever?
A: Objectively? Really? Wish me luck with this. We who are about to die salute you.
First we'll have to define a music video.
Do we count Disney's "Silly Symphonies" shorts from the first half of the 20th century in our survey? What about the musical segments in "The Monkees" TV show from the late 1960s? John Lennon filmed a documentary "video" for "Imagine," co-starring Yoko Ono, in 1972. David Bowie was pioneering videos before MTV even launched. What do we do with those?
Next, we have to lasso all the different types of media that have brought us music videos since whenever we've decided they were born. Some videos have never been shown outside of TV; others were born on YouTube and live mostly there.
And then there were the banned or censored videos. Robbie Williams's "Rock DJ," Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" and Rihanna's "S&M" all have been blacked out in some way or another, but is total number of TV views necessarily the best way to measure greatness? What about cultural importance? (A film featuring Rihanna whipping reporters may be extremely important to some observers. Like, say, Rihanna.)
If you think I'm giving up, consider: The mandarins at MTV, which spearheaded the true music video boom starting in 1981, tell me they don't track those numbers in any way — not in terms of requests, plays, awards given, or even budgets.
Heck, the experts over at thePaley Center for Media — folks so versed in TV history that their heads are allperfectly cube-shaped — just told me they can't speak to this.
All that said, I did find one solid source for you: the IMVDb. The database doesn't track video views or requests throughout history, but it does offer one helpful stat: What it calls "top videos of all time," based on number of views on the Web across all platforms.
Of course the list is skewed toward videos released since the Web became a Thing, but it's something. And here's what it says: Psy's "Gangnam Style" is No. 1, with roughly 174 billion views.
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"It's the most popular music video by around 800 million views, and the speed and intensity of how popular it became is pretty remarkable," says Doug Klinger of the IMVDb. "It may be the perfect viral video.
"It has a lot of novelty factor being a K Pop song and totally unknown to most people in the US market; it was a video that was very easily parodied; and probably most importantly, it had the signature 'horse dance' move which Psy will probably be performing for the rest of his life and will be a staple at weddings for years to come."
The No. 2 spot belongs to Justin Bieber's "Baby," with around 882 million views. And Jennifer Lopez claims the No. 3 spot with "On the Floor," which has had more than 685 million views.
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"When 'On the Floor' premiered, it was on 'American Idol,' where Jennifer Lopez was also a judge," Klinger tells me. "She was pretty much everywhere, from 'American Idol' to L'Oréal commercials. I think a lot of people just enjoyed watching Jennifer Lopez back in the spotlight, and the video is a great showcase for her and her clothes and hair styles.
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Sorry been MIA…this weekend I cranked through a bunch of custom orders…the last of the bunch as I've decided to no longer to take custom requests for a multitude of reasons. Soon I'll be free to follow my heart and creative muse, wherever it takes me.
Anyhow, I did manage to let my creative spirit have at it on canvas last weekend…hearts on the mind:
The red background for "potential heart" is actually foil candy wrappers that I saved from a recent chocolate binge (LOL!). I really look at things differently now. Before it was "how can I upcycle this into a new product?" Now it's "how can I glue this down and use in one of my pieces?" It's all still eco-art!
Would love to get another girl or two completed this weekend. And then since I won't be doing custom orders which are tying up most of my time right now, I'll be able to get all my prints/cards/etc. loaded to my shop as I know some of you have been asking when pieces I post here will be selling online.
I didn't get all my valentine cards up as I had hoped…but I'm choosing to just let it go. Maybe next year. Trying to time seasonal stuff just isn't my strong suit!
I did just sell my "You are Loved" box and decided to make a card set from all sides of the box and will be selling those soon as I find them so fun and whimsical.
I did want to share my new favorite things…totally eco-friendly vintage-y gift tags! These guys are not only printed on FSC certified and recycled sticker sheets (with recyclable adhesive); they are also attached to reused pizza/cereal boxes giving them thickness/rigidity. I have these up in my goodies shop now:
I have about 6 more different sets made up as well – just need to photograph and list them, so if you like this kind of thing, check back as I hope to have them up later this week!
Right now it's freezing fog…a phenomenon I hadn't witnessed until I moved to Colorado and it's such a pretty sight…think of those fake snow covered pine needles. That's what it looks like minus snow on the ground…just clinging to trees, shrubs and grasses. Pretty sight…I'll try to share with you all tomorrow as we'll be hunkering down. The temp is not supposed to get above zero tomorrow (and that's not including wind chill) so we're going to take it easy and maybe have a movie marathon on our "Saturday."
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By SHONNA MILLIKEN HUMPHREY
A restaurant in a Bridgton gas station? I had read about the relatively new Standard Gastropub, and while I tried to appreciate the concept from a distance, I admit to not getting it until I was standing there at the door.
Standard Gastropub in Bridgton is basically food served in a gas station. While the Mac and Cheese and Garlicky Greens get high marks, the wings win "best in show."
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Standard Gastropub in Bridgton is basically food served in a gas station.
STANDARD GASTROPUB, 233 Main St., Bridgton. 647-4100; standardgastropub.com
HOURS: 6 a.m. to midnight Monday to Thursday; 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. to midnight Sunday
PRICE RANGE: $2 to $18, with the majority of items in the $6 to $8 range.
BAR: Beer and wine, with a particularly impressive selection of beer
CREDIT CARDS: Yes
VEGETARIAN: Yes
RESERVATIONS: No
KIDS: Kid's menu
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: Yes
BOTTOM LINE: Pin Standard Gastropub to the Google map and plan to stop here for fuel and a snack when arriving in (or passing through) Bridgton. Although the retro-hipster gastro vibe is a little incongruous for the downtown area, the space works, the price is right and the service is super-friendly. Amidst other staid and standard menus, the not-so-Standard Gastropub food stands out among its peers -- it is finely prepared and quite tasty. Bonus points for competitive gas prices and heroic hours of operation.
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The Maine Sunday Telegram visits an establishment twice if the first dining experience was unsatisfactory. The reviewer dines anonymously.
"Oh, OK," I thought, staring from across the parking lot. "A restaurant in a gas station."
I note this to assuage any reader confusion because it does feel a little too esoteric and precious at first, as the two images, "restaurant" and "gas station" do not immediately coalesce. That noted, I suggest that if you find yourself in Bridgton or feeling the urge to road trip, stop at Standard Gastropub to see what I mean. Stop and plan to linger.
Remember how Portland's El Rayo Taqueria used to be a gas station? OK, now imagine working fuel pumps, and instead of Mexican food, imagine the menu was designed by the Eventide Oyster guys or maybe the folks at Local 188. That's the Standard Gastropub primer.
The space itself is a work in progress, but what's happening so far is working well. The concept plays out on an ever-changing chalkboard menu. To the left of the center counter (where you pay for gas) is the kitchen, and to the right is a series of turquoise blue picnic tables between a wall-length cooler on one side and a wooden bar with metal stools on the other.
Inside the cooler? Ninety varieties of a planned 200 beers, many of them canned. We asked for a Porkslap Pale Ale and Indie Pale Ale from Butternuts Beer & Ale in New York and Nantucket's Cisco Brewers, respectively. Although it feels intuitive to reach into the cooler for a beverage, don't do that. The servers are happy to oblige. There are soft drinks, too, with an emphasis on naturally flavored and regionally sourced. Coffee is cold-pressed and deliciously robust.
Our server, also one of the owners, was friendly and keenly aware that his space was evolving. No desserts, yet, but he described why (summer competition with the local ice cream places), and his rationale made sense. He also described plans for the fall with enthusiasm, to include enticing descriptions of local apple-based desserts. Given the region's natural beauty and beauty, I can easily imagine a return visit during the fall colors to see what the Standard Gastropub crew creates.
But, that's future tense. On this night, four of us crammed into a small-ish picnic table. The lighting was ambient and the bouncy music, although too loud for my taste, was well-received by the rest of my crew. (Apparently, I am getting old and cranky in this regard.)
Here is where I note that I love food. There isn't an experience more intimate, more social and more welcome in my group of friends. We sampled nearly every item on the night's ever-changing menu chalkboard.
The Veggie Burger ($7.50), sweet potato and black bean-based, was delivered thick and grilled well-done as requested to eliminate any potential veggie burger mush factor. This veggie burger was a good one -- full of flavor and minus any mealy texture.
If a veggie burger isn't your thing, Standard Gastropub offers a Kobe Beef Hot Dog ($6.50). While not typically a hot dog fan, I confess that this was, indeed, a mighty fine hot dog. With wasabi aoli and a pickle spear tucked into the bun, this hot dog tasted like actual beef, not a weird sort of meat paste, and the pickle and wasabi flavors intensified the flavor. It was, as promised, a new way to experience a hot dog.
Smoked Chicken Tacos ($7.50) were two corn tortillas, shredded chicken, jalapeno and grilled lime wedges for squeezing. Tasty, but a lot of sauce made for tortillas that sort of disintegrated.
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When the topic turns to annuities, people's eyes glaze over, their heads nod and before long they're in a deep slumber.
To avoid that reaction (I hope), I'm going to try a different approach to explaining how annuities provide income income for life -- and why anyone retired or on the verge of retirement might want to consider buying one.
Imagine for a moment that you're 65, retired and you want some of your savings to provide a secure income throughout retirement. And let's further assume that you have a bunch of 65-year-old friends who want the same thing.
So you form a group and agree that each of you will kick in the same amount of money -- $10,000, $100,000, whatever -- to an investment account and share equally in however much that account earns.
To increase your income from the pool, you and the other members also decide to distribute some of the principal each month, taking care to apportion it slowly so the account doesn't run dry too soon.
Finally, you and your compadres agree to one more condition: Whenever someone dies, the earnings and the principal draw that would have gone to the deceased are instead divvied up among the surviving members, providing them with extra income they wouldn't have had without this arrangement.
Related: 3 steps to creating a retirement plan
Well, a lifetime income annuity (or immediate annuity as it's also known) you buy from an insurance company works much the same, with a few important differences.
For one thing, income annuities cover not just a small group of people of the same age investing the same amount of money, but tens of thousands of people of different ages (though they tend to be in their 60s or older) investing a variety of amounts.
Another big difference concerns the monthly payments one receives. In the arrangement above, the payouts can't be fixed in advance. After all, the group doesn't know how much the investment account will earn each month, nor when members will die, providing survivors with that extra income.
Insurance companies, by contrast, will tell you in advance how much an income annuity will pay each month. They can do this because they have actuaries who use mortality statistics to project how many annuity owners will die each year and investment analysts who forecast investment returns. That allows insurers to set in advance a sustainable level of payments.
Related: Why rules of thumb don't always work
But perhaps the biggest difference is that no group of individuals pooling and investing money can guarantee that its members will continue receiving payments regardless of how long they live. There's always the risk that a few group members will make it to such an advanced age that the pool of assets will be exhausted while they're still alive. (Yes, the group could make the payments so tiny that the chances of the money running out are minuscule. But then the income all but the longest-lived members stood to receive wouldn't be very attractive.)
Insurance companies, however, can make that guarantee.
The reason is that state insurance regulators require insurers to set aside reserves to cover any shortfalls in the event insurers' actuaries and investment analysts miss the market with their forecasts.
Is that guarantee absolute? Of course not. There's always the risk that an insurer could fail. But historically that risk has been very small.
And there are ways to protect yourself against even that slim possibility. Specifically, you can spread your money among a few annuities issued by insurers with high financial strength ratings and limit the amount you invest with any single insurer to the maximum coverage offered by the insurance guaranty association in your state.
The bottom line, though, is that an income annuity offers something that no other investment can -- insurance against the risk of outliving your money.
However, since you must give up access to the money you invest in an annuity, you don't want to put all your retirement savings into one. (There are annuities that allow you at least some access to your investment, but you'll receive less income and undermine the benefits of buying an annuity in the first place.)
Related: How to make your retirement savings last
That's why I think most people who want more guaranteed lifetime income than Social Security alone can provide ought to consider combining a lifetime annuity with a traditional portfolio of stock and bond mutual funds.
If you'd like an estimate of how much monthly income you can receive today based on your age, gender and the amount you have to devote to an annuity, you can check out our Income For Life calculator.
The size of annuity payments depends in large part on the level of interest rates. So given today's low rates, annuity payments are skimpier than they've been in the past.
Some people argue that that means you should wait until rates rise before buying an annuity. But trying to time the market for annuities makes no more sense than attempting to time the stock market.
A better move is to invest any money you intend to put in annuities gradually, buying a few over time rather than plunking down all your cash at once. Besides assuring that you don't commit all your dough when rates are at a trough, such a strategy will also give you some time (and experience) to better assess just how much annuity income you really need.
I hope this explanation gives you a better understanding of how annuities work and helps you decide whether one should play a role in your portfolio after you retire. If not, then maybe you at least had a nice snooze.
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Seattle >Food & Dining > Malena's Taco Shop
620 W Mcgraw St, Seattle, WA | Directions 9811947.639700 -122.365911
11a.m.-9p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-7p.m. Sunday
Neighborhoods: North Queen Anne, Magnolia / Queen Anne, Magnolia - Queen Anne
A perfect spot to grab the #3 (two chicken tacos, rice and beans) and head to a local park for a picnic. Or grab one of the two tables outside for a great spot to enjoy your fajitas. It's fast, fresh and good.
Chicken tacos and steak fajitas are my go to at this QA hole in the wall. Complimentary chips & salsa and a few outdoor seats are a bonus.
Queen Anne's best hole-in-the-wall – When I moved to Seattle ten years ago, I found comfort in Malena's Taco Shop—about the only hole-in-the-wall on upper Queen Anne. A basket of chips and some bright salsa to start, and there are a wide variety of burritos, enchiladas, tacos, and other dishes that make for a substantial snack or meal. This is all available for take-out, too. The workers are friendly folks, ready with a smile and a suggestion. It's not the best Mexican food in town, but ten years later, I've moved to another part of Queen Anne, and Malena's is still there when I need a quick and convenient bite—one with bite to it.
Too bland for my taste – My co-workers had raved about how good the food was and how "authentic" it was. Based on what they'd said, I was excited to try it because I have longed to find mexican food as good as what my home state of California has to offer. I didn't take into mind that my co-workers that recommended the place were all from Washington, and their opinion may differ from mine because they had never had the real thing. The food here was subpar. Very bland. And they serve Tostitos with salsa! Even the cheapest mexican restaurants and taco trucks in California use warm, homemade tortilla chips! Sparsely decorated; the atmosphere is as bland as the food.
Expensive for very bland food – I live about 2 blocks from Malena's and was very excited to see a little "hole in the wall" mexican restaurant, which typically have the best and most authentic food. I was sorely mistaken in my assuption. The food is bland and over priced. I am not sure you can call this a restaurant, it is more of a fast food experience. There is no room to sit and the service is un-friendly.
If you are looking for a authentice mexican dinner do not come here, you are much better off heading down the hill to the Blue Water Taco Grill, which has great food for a good price and good atmosphere!
Misplaced raves – I live just around the block, so I was very excited when I read the reviews on this site. I have tried a number of the dishes now so I think I can review with confidence. The best food is the carne asado tacos. Everything else is mediocre. Busy place which is really only good for take out. Unfortunately the pickings of good mexican is slim in this town. I will still drave over to Ballard when I'm in the mood for anything except carne asado tacos.
Authentic and Cheap! – Cheap place. Plastic Silverware. I love this place. Everything I have had there is perfect. Reminds me of the burrito wagons of my hometown. Can't beat it.
Great food, can get pricey – This is my favorite place for Mexican in Seattle. When I was living in Los Angeles, you can get cheap Mexican food that tastes so good. Malena's reminds me of the little drive-thru Mexican eateries in L.A. The taste is the same. Unfortunately, the only thing I don't like about this place is the price. Getting two tacos can really put a dent in your wallet. If you don't mind the price, this place is really good.
Tacos for the Mexican Food Lover – I lived in So. Cal all of my life and have been to Mexico a half dozen times and gave up hope of finding a great taqueria in Seattle- then I found Malena's. This place is for those who are uninspired by the Americanized mass versions of taco & burrito shops. The steak taco is divine: smothered in a light guacomole, the corn tortilla the perfect mix of crisp and soft. Be prepared to be delighted.
Wow, finally REAL Mexican food – I have been dying to find a place since I moved from Texas. I did Malena's is great. BEST hot sauce I've had , probably ever!!!!!!! The people didn't even speak english, loved it!!!!!!!
Cheap GOOD – This is great mexican food. Comforting, yummy... I love the rolled chicken tacos. And the guacamole. It's really affordable too. I'd drive from the suburbs to get food here. Get take out, though, way too small of a sitting area.
User review by karibergson – Malena's has great mexican food for a cheap price! I have looked all over this city for healthy mexican fare and did not go dissappointed when I found this place nestled in Queen Anne.
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Do you have what it takes to become a manager? "There's a fallacy in business that good workers always get promoted up to management, and this just isn't the case," says Robert Balcerzak, a management consultant and area chair of the MBA program at the University of Phoenix Indianapolis Campus. "You have to seek those opportunities out yourself."
Here, he and other experts share their tips on how to make the leap from cubicle to corner office:
Be upfront.
"The first thing anyone who wants to become a manager should do is let it be known that you want to manage," Balcerzak advises.
Watch your image.
Managers lead not just with their work, but also their behavior, he says. "Good managers are respected because they project the image of leadership, and they do it consistently," he points out. That means dressing and acting the part - even before you have it.
Michael Lee, a banking manager and area chair for the MBA program at the Idaho Campus, agrees. "What will get you ahead is building trust," he notes. "Your behavior needs to be ethical, your relationships reliable and your communication unambiguous."
Meanwhile, Diane Deaton, a human resource manager and area chair at the Kansas City Campus, recommends that aspiring managers be positive, flexible and respectful of their co-workers at all times. "Don't be a complainer," she says
Demonstrate your leadership skills.
This is one way to fast-track into a management position, according to Deaton. She recommends that employees volunteer to do everything from leading staff meetings to taking on tough projects. "Find something that needs to be fixed and figure out [how] to fix it," she suggests.
Balcerzak concurs. "Seek out the problems nobody else wants to deal with and solve them, instead of just saying, 'It's not my job,'" he says.
Look for additional training.
Although many managers learn on the job, Balcerzak believes they should still seek additional education whenever possible.
"Take advantage of any management training opportunities your company offers, and attend leadership seminars," he encourages. "If you want to become an executive, you'll need an MBA."
Understand your strengths.
Not a people person? Don't fret - there are many types of managers, according to Lee.
"Depending on your area of expertise, the management track you follow depends on whether you manage people, resources or processes," he explains. For example, those who administer large department budgets or do strategic planning can still be managers, even if no staff members report directly to them.
Develop a vision.
"What sets managers apart from the rank and file is the ability to think ahead," Balcerzak asserts. "Rather than making snap decisions, they think critically about how solutions will impact multiple stakeholders."
Good managers also know how to take direction from their employees, Deaton notes. "Being a manager isn't just being the boss," she says. "Ask [people] what they think, and really listen to their answers."
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This is a terribly written piece to be on SI.com: "The Charlotte Bobcats are beginning the process to change their name back to the Charlotte Bobcats, according to a CBS Sports report." Try to proofread next time...
Report: Charlotte Bobcats begin process of reverting name back to Hornets
The Charlotte Bobcats are beginning the process to change their name back to the Charlotte Hornets, according to a CBS Sports report. According to the report, a source told CBS Sports the Bobcats hope to acquire digital assets to allow a return to their old nickname. Commissioner-in-waiting Adam Silver told Bobcats season ticket holders in April that any change to the Hornets would take 18 months.
The Hornets relocated to New Orleans in 2002 but the team will now be known as the New Orleans Pelicans, opening the door for a possible return of the Hornets in Charlotte.
Bobcats owner Michael Jordan recently acknowledged that the Bobcats were doing field research to asses how fans felt about a possible change back to the old nickname.
It's not homage to the old team. In the Revolution, the British ran into such fierce resistance around Charlotte they called it a "Hornets' Nest." The image came to be associated with the city from that time. The city's official seal includes a hornet nest on it. So it's a "natural" name for Charlotte teams that doesn't fit elsewhere (like the Minneapolis Lakers and the New Orleans Jazz made sense). There have been other Charlotte teams with that name: a minor league baseball team that existed the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, and I remember watching the Charlotte Hornets (who began as the New York Stars) of the World Football League.
Quick disclaimer guys: the Bobcats were never the Hornets. Just because they're in the same city doesn't mean they're the same team. The Old Hornets are in New Orleans, and no name change is gonna change that. Officially the name change will just be to 'honor' the Old Hornets.
I'm guessing the field research is to "assess" fan reaction, not "asses" fan reaction.
@jminnerk This story does look poorly-proofed, doesn't it?
I am glad about this, but realizing that this probably won't help very much. The city of Charlotte embraced the Hornets kind of like the infatuation that comes with your first girlfriend. They quickly learned that they were treated like dirt - by the owner's idiocy, the players lack of character, and by the city government. They got fleeced, and stopped coming to games - and haven't come back since.
I hope that the team/league/etc present this as the true re-founding of the Hornets. and that there is recognition of the error that was the Bobcats, who were just an attempt to go through the motions and pay lip service to the community that got screwed by the Hornets/NBA's first incarnation in town.
Please MJ, go out of your way to do this not stupidly. Act like you need to woo the fans all over again, because tax-supported stadium after tax-supported stadium with awful teams certainly hasn't indicated that you have a clue that your dealing with a jilted fan-base.
They cannot "revert back" to a name they never had.
@JoeyB That name is and always has been a Charlotte/Carolina identity. Carolina has always been where that brand is a success because people here feel a sense of pride in it.
@JoshuaPowell1 But they say that the bobcats are going to "revert back" to the Hornets. That's false. They could at least say "Bringing the Hornets name back to Charlotte" or something.
"The Charlotte Bobcats are beginning the process to change their name back to the Charlotte Bobcats"
Good one...
@RubyShitbox Should be a quick approval/change. We want to be the bobcats! ok done, thanks


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Advice to Senior Management – keep it up
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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The hunt for jobs could become easier for over 2,000 young people in Sutton as National Insurance Contributions for under 21-years-olds are abolished.
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Tom Brake, Carshalton and Wallington MP, said: "This measure will save businesses money and encourage them to take on young employees, creating more opportunities for young local people."
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Mr Flange of Wallington says...
Why would an employer give anyone over 21 a job if it costs them more money?
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3:08pm Mon 16 Dec 13
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I've just been reading a report from the Nuffield Foundation about the last 3 years of New Labours glorious time in office.....
Winners and Losers in the Crisis: The Changing Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK 2007 – 2010
This updates the 2010 report of the National Equality Panel, and maps out who gained and who lost in the first three years of the recession from 2007 to 2010. I'm cherry picking of course, but that doesn't change the facts.
Poverty for working age people without children rose and there was no real change in overall levels of income inequality, while wage inequalities grew at the top.
"Commenting on the paper Professor Hills said: "Despite being better qualified than previous generations, people in their twenties were worst hit by the financial crisis in terms of unemployment, pay and incomes."The report shows that among those in their early 20s:
The proportion in full-time employment fell by nine percentage points for men and seven points for women.
Hourly wages fell by more than five per cent for men and women
Weekly full-time earnings fell six per cent for both men and women
Net income fell by 11 per cent before housing costs and 17 per cent after housing costs.
Commenting on this report, Professor Lupton said: "London's economy and labour market were more resilient to the recession than other regions, although there was a rise in people working part-time.
Guess the rise in part time work was also a problem for Labour.
"and the exacerbation of the problem of 'the working poor' who toil hard but struggle to make ends meet without benefits subsidising their wages."
Benefits needed because the housing market was allowed to get out of control by the Labour party and its failure to increase wages to a realistic living wage. How you can berate anyone is beyond me. People in glass houses and all that.
4:23pm Thu 19 Dec 13
Michael Pantlin says...
Niki R wrote:The MPs themselves of course have their snouts poised over the trough to receive an 11% pay increase while the rest of us see out income in decline partly due to the coalition's actions and policy eg QE and Money for Lending
I've asked Tom repeatedly to enlighten us on how many of the jobs 'created by the Lib Dems' (not businesses, you'll note) are zero hours contracts, part time, mimimum wage or temporary. He never answers. The truth is over half the jobs created by this Government are temporary and part time, leading to underemployment and the exacerbation of the problem of 'the working poor' who toil hard but struggle to make ends meet without benefits subsidising their wages.
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Talk me out of it!!!
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I'm starting to talk myself into the Sox looking good for this season! I did this last year too...talk me out of it!!!
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take the plunge
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Yes, they will be better than last season. 15 games better.
Talk me out of wanting them to sign Lohse, don't know why but really want Lohse.
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Lion All right, I'll go in there for Dorothy - Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch - guards or no guards - I'll tear 'em apart. Ohhh! I may not come out alive but I'm going in there. There's only one thing I want you fellas to do. Tin Man and Scarecrow What's that? Lion Talk me out of it.
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Sorry Sheriff, I'll go back to doom and gloomin it.
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-Ortiz, at 38, needs to do what he did at 36/37, not 34-36.
-They're hanging high hopes on Napoli, who currently is dealing with BONE DEATH in his hip. A guy that has never really been a full time player, hardly been a 1B...now needs to do both, in the AL East.
-Ellsbury needs to produce like in 2011, unlike in 2012, 2010, or 2009.
-Pedroia needs to get beck to being the player he was pre-2012. This one I actually believe is likely.
-Then there's the rest of their FA splurging: Victorino, Ross, Gomes, Dempster.
-3rd Manager in 3 years, fairly unprecedented in pro sports.
-The three-headed clown still runs this team with their eye first on profits, second on ratings, and third on winning.
-And, finally, are being run by a very unproven GM who people still don't know if he's a puppett, or actually his own person. Lately, seems more the latter...but nobody really knows.
There, I think I've sufficiently rained on your parade.
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Why do you want to go into the season thinking your team stinks? My adivce? Stay positive.
BTW, waiting for it to all go south is what we Sox fans do best. But you cannot wait for it all to go south, if you already think things are south! Hope springs eternal for the boys of summer...for every true fan of every team, everywhere. That is what being a fan means, IMO.
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- I can't think of a single reason why not to expect Lester from bouncing back. I would actually lean on saying that it is a sure thing.
- Health is the only thing that will keep Buch from bouncing back.
- Same for Ellsbury. Given that last years injury was a freak accident, and that he is in a contract year, I would actually lean on saying he is a sure thing as well. Maybe not quite to his MVP type of seaon, but very productive.
- Pedi had a down year last year and no reason to think that he won't be back to his old self.
- We will also have Middlebrooks for the entire year which is a very promising scenario.
Of course you can never predict injuries. But, it is not like these guys are getting old or have been showing decline in the numbers from the past few seasons. So, you have to expect a much better chance of them getting back to the way they normally are rather than staying the same or getting worse.
I also think that with Lackey now noit being hurt, and knowing his type of personality, will want to prove everyone wrong and should be decent anyways. Although I would say that Lackey is as sure of a thing as the previous guys I just mentioned.
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I mean "wouldn't" think that Lackey is as sure of a bounce back as the other guys.
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This team will play hard, so they will be fun to watch!! What happens? Who knows! GO SOX!!
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best part of the season? it's summer - have a beer or listen to some games on the radio while talking a nice ride...
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Moon, Sherrif .... there is always a sun shining above the gloom! Ever climb out of the soup in a plane and break through at elevation ... beautiful.
Just being a Sox Fan is a bright spot.
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I see you've got your list out, say your peace and get out. Yes I get the gist of it, but it's all right Sorry that you feel that way, the only thing there is to say is... Every silver lining's got a touch of grey. I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.
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Up until the mega-deal last year, we were 9 games out of the WC with 35 games left. Still a chance to make the PS, albeit a slim one. So, unless management decides to blow up the roster again, and we are looking at .500 ball at the AS break again, don't count the Sox out.
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At the height of their popularity in the mid-19th century, there were hundreds of moving panoramas being used for education and entertainment. Only a fraction of those paintings have survived to the present day, most in very poor condition. The Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley is the only surviving panorama of the Mississippi Valley, originally one of the most popular subjects for panorama paintings.
Fortunately, this long-underappreciated medium has gained attention over the past few years, and efforts are underway to conserve several of these distinctive and important works. Below you'll find a few other noteworthy panorama paintings.
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The Saint Louis Art Museum's conservators aren't the first people to attempt to repair the extensive damage on The Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley. As they move from scene to scene, the Museum's conservators frequently encounter areas that have been retouched by previous restorers. As you can see from the images below, these areas of earlier restoration can be very problematic – often the colors don't match, or details have been left out.
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Scene 24: Temple of the Sun by Sunset is now on view at Restoring an American Treasure. This is the last completed scene of The Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley – Scene 25, the actual final scene, was never finished.
Scene 24 appears to be more symbolic than factual. As far as we can tell, there was no real "Temple of the Sun," though the sun does feature prominently in the religion and culture of the Natchez Indians. The mound serves instead as a setting for the spectacular sunset that fills the scene, allegorically ending the narrative of the panorama.
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Thanks to Saint Louis Art Museum friend Joyce Wilson for finding this great panorama reference in a children's book originally published in 1868 (not too long after The Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi was painted):
"O, Dotty," said Susy, presently, "tell me what you saw Out West. I want to hear all about it."
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"What in the world is that?" said Johnny.
"It is a long picture, and they keep pulling it out like India rubber."
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In a place known for citrus groves and golf courses, a group of dedicated researchers and ranchers is drawing a road map to success for one of the state's biggest mammals.
From scrub oaks, hickories, scattered pine, fetterbush, and palmetto on the ridge, plant life changes dramatically down the slope on either side. Slightly lower and wetter ground supports a more open habitat called flatwoods. Even lower is baygall, where loblolly bay, sweetbay magnolia, red bay, and head-high leather ferns grow on perpetually swampy ground. The dense vegetation creates excellent den sites for female bears.
Identifying important bear habitat and creating a wildlife corridor to connect Highlands County and Big Cypress--whether in a new national wildlife refuge or by independently protecting contiguous areas--could support biodiversity far beyond black bears and panthers. Florida scrub-jays, short-tailed hawks, sandhill cranes, limpkins, wood storks, swallow-tailed kites, crested caracaras, burrowing owls, indigo snakes, gopher tortoises, and sand skinks would benefit from additional protected lands, as would endemic plants, including the scrub blazing star, the Florida ziziphus, and Garrett's mint.
Growth in and around Highlands County has slowed with the recent economic recession, but conservationists are watching developments that could radically change the landscape and threaten the future of bears and their neighbors in the scrub, flatwoods, and baygalls.
"Our goal is to preserve as much of natural Florida as we can before it's lost to development," says Eric Draper, Audubon of Florida's executive director. "If we preserve a wildlife corridor for the benefit of Florida black bears, then many other species will use that land, most notably the Florida scrub-jay, one of Florida's only endemic species."
Landowners and politicians supporting a proposed north-south highway called the Heartland Expressway claim it would ease congestion on existing roads; opponents say its main purpose is to enable new areas of central Florida to be commercially developed. There's no question, though, that it would destroy substantial habitat and fragment even more areas. Whatever its original objective, sprawl would surely follow.
Developers have proposed major planned communities covering thousands of acres around Lake Placid, though hundreds of already developed lots and foreclosed-upon houses are available in the county. Florida's real estate bust has put most projects on hold for now, but they loom as future threats and could well jeopardize a wildlife corridor's success before it even has a chance to be implemented.
Through a conservation program funded by real estate fees, Florida has acquired significant tracts of land to protect its varied habitats; more than a quarter of the state is now in public ownership or conservation easements. The funding mechanism contains an element of Catch-22, though: In boom times revenue generated from the fees rises, but so do land prices; when real estate prices drop, potential conservation lands are more affordable, but tax money to buy them drops as well. In 2010, as several large, bear-friendly tracts were on the market in and around Highlands County, local ranchers with lands hosting significant bear numbers were willing to sell easements. Unfortunately, the state had little money to acquire them.
While Swain knows development is inevitable, how and where it occurs will determine whether bears, scrub-jays, and sand skinks remain part of central Florida. "I think there are very few people who drive up and down the coast who feel that what was done there was done with a high degree of expert planning," Swain says. "The opportunity is out there--let's grasp it. But it's going to take strong leaders who are willing to say no to the old ineffective way of planning and who will say yes only to the best of planning."
On a sunny morning in January, a female black bear called F25 makes her way into thick scrub oak and palmetto south of Lake Placid, shaping a snug den for herself. Soon she will give birth to a litter of cubs. Just yards to the west, an old sand road through the scrub provides a vista of the lake's shoreline, lined with houses along Placid View Drive.
How many of those folks know that, less than a mile away, F25 is bringing a new litter of cubs into the world? More to the point, how many of them will support the decisions that will have to be made to keep her in the neighborhood? The bears of Highlands County are waiting for the answer.
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An American man who died in a skydiving accident in Victoria was on a prize trip to Australia won by his wife on the Ellen Degeneres Show.PT1M6S http://www.canberratimes.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-2zoyp 620 349 December 20, 2013
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He had recently returned home after his third tour of duty in Afghanistan. Then he and his wife won a trip to Australia on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Life had been looking good for Gunnery Sergeant Brandon McGraw, 33, a US marine who was regularly spotted jogging around his neighbourhood or tinkering with his new Harley-Davidson.
"He was very friendly, open and a happy person," neighbour William Sidberry told ABC News. "He loved the Marine Corps and what he was doing for the country."
His final photo: Brandon McGraw about to skydive in Euroa on Saturday.
But his dream trip ended in disaster when he died on Saturday afternoon while skydiving with Victoria's Euroa Skydive.
While his wife Cherilyn went tandem, it is believed that her husband, who was an experienced diver, jumped solo.
According to reports, while his parachute opened without problem, Sergeant McGraw suddenly swerved to the left and right before crashing to the ground. By the time paramedics arrived he was in cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Brandon and Cherilyn McGraw.
On Thursday DeGeneres released a statement to US Weekly that said: "I've been speaking with Cherilyn. And my staff has been in touch with her as well. She's asked us to help keep this private as she tries to deal with this unimaginable tragedy. I hope everyone respects that."
On their website Euroa Skydive says that in 30 years of business they have never had an accident.
"It's tragic," Mr Sidberry told the ABC. "Death is tragic either way but I don't really have the words to express it. My feeling is if you make it home – I felt like it was safe after I made it home and I'm sure both of them felt the same way. We'll miss him."
Brandon McGraw arriving home at the start of November.
Cherilyn has since posted two messages on Facebook.
The first, accompanied by pictures of the pair in the plane, says: "My hero. My angel. These are truly such symbolic photos. He was happy and doing what he loved. It's amazing all that photos can capture in a moments time. The last 2 photos taken. I love you more than anything in the world, honey. You are the most amazing man."
The second message expresses her gratitude for people's support:
"I just want to say that this stupid Facebook has been my saving grace this week. I'm beyond honoured and words will never be able to express my gratitude for all the love, support and prayers. You all have kept me SO strong. I am in mission mode to get us back to the USA. We cannot wait to get home. (I don't know when we'll be home and I won't be sharing when We get home so please don't ask.)."
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Last Wednesday, March 7, AFP-OK hosted a conservative leaders luncheon with special guest Tim Phillips, President of AFP. The idea was to get as many of the leaders in conservative politics together to share stories, ideas and put faces with names. We wanted a broad cross section of the conservative movement in Oklahoma. Establishment GOP, Tea Party, Independent Conservative and even the Ron Paul campaign in Oklahoma were represented. Most of the people in the room had heard of each other, but not met in person. About 25-30 leaders attended.
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Cici's first opened in Plano, Texas, in 1985 and has since spread to locations throughout the Southeast and Midwest. Known for its one low, all-you-can eat price, the buffet-style restaurant boasts 16 different types of fresh pizza--from tomato and spinach Alfredo to zesty ham, barbecue and Sicilian deep-dish pies--as well as pasta, salad and desserts. Only 100 percent whole milk mozzarella is used and the sauces and dough are made fresh daily.
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A 5.5-inch Apple phone would be the device I have the highest hopes for. And it would plug a hole in Apple's lineup.
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Should Apple consider making a phablet? New numbers from IDC say it's a category on fire in Asia.
A Motorola patent looks to permanently attach itself to your throat, and Apple could go big in 2014.
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Q: For at least a month, large tanker trucks have been rumbling along on Haines Mill Road constantly, sometimes well into the night and early morning, it's been as late as 2 a.m. I can't get the name on side of the trucks, but they look like water trucks, much bigger than oil-delivery tankers. They're dark blue on the back. I followed one recently; it went south on the Route 222 Bypass and out past Walmart, where I turned off. Is there some reason they should be driving through these residential areas?
— Mary Fellencer, South Whitehall Township
A: In first gear I thought this might be related to the ongoing repair of the Cedar Crest Boulevard bridge just south of the Parkway Boulevard/Broadway intersection, folks. Much smaller water trucks often are used at construction sites to water down dirt roadbeds to suppress dust — I drove one for a summer construction job in college. I couldn't fathom how industrial-scale tankers would fit with that application, but the construction site being so close, I figured it must be related in some way.
I was on the right road, but had the wrong location. A construction project is responsible for this noisy inconvenience for residents of South Whitehall Township's quaint little Cetronia and environs, but it's the one on Tilghman Street at Chapmans Road, some four miles to the northwest. You'll be happy to know that like most road-construction projects, it's a temporary model, scheduled for completion by the end of August, before the Labor Day weekend.
On the downhill side, until then these 96,000-pound behemoths (one of my colleague Bill White's favorite words) will be cranking their way from Route 22, south on Cedar Crest Boulevard, turning west up the steep Broadway hill, likely to be caught at the red light at Springhouse Road before launching from a stop once again, passing Grille 3501 and turning left onto Haines Mill on their way to the Bypass. Unfortunately, your neighborhood between Haines Mill and Cedar Crest is suffering much of the impact.
The water tankers you're seeing are carrying spring water from springs in the Bangor area to Nestle Waters facility in Fogelsville for treatment and bottling. But how could a detour on Tilghman Street miles away force extra-heavy tractor-trailers through Cetronia? For that matter, why were they using Tilghman in the first place, rather than staying on Route 22 to I-78, since their destination is just off that highway?
Federal regulations do not allow trucks heavier than 80,000 pounds to use interstate highways without overweight permits, PennDOT spokesman Ron Young said. That results in the odd condition that the water trucks can travel on Route 22 or even Haines Mill Road without a permit, but not on I-78.
PennDOT and Nestle officials agree that issue came down to whether the material being transported qualifies as a divisible load. The regulation states that permits be issued only for indivisible loads — say, a precast-concrete bridge beam. Water is easily divisible, so the material destined for Nestle could be loaded onto trucks that remain under the 80,000 pound limit. The availability of that alternate solution disqualified them for the permit, Young said.
The divided-load solution would, of course, require more trucks, which would jack up expenses — a contributing factor in Nestle's permit application. Peter Rittenhouse, Nestle Waters' supply-chain manager, didn't dispute that. "Money is always a concern that we have," Rittenhouse said. "But our biggest concern on this [permit matter] is safety."
Nestle argued that dividing the water among more trucks would be unsafe because the tankers have no stabilizing baffles, allowing water to move about the tank freely. Under those conditions, anything less than a full load threatens vehicle stability because of the force of water moving in the tank. Baffles do not meet best-practices goals in terms of sanitation because bacteria can grow on the additional surface area, Rittenhouse said. In addition, separating into smaller loads would result in more truck traffic — lighter trucks, but more trips, he said.
The company tried hard for the permit, realizing that residents wouldn't exactly welcome tanker trucks rumbling along nearby, he said. They hired a lawyer and enlisted the help of state and federal legislators, but still couldn't gain approval. "We thought we had a pragmatic solution," an overweight permit for only a four-month period, Rittenhouse said.
But at the end of the road, the permit was denied, and PennDOT created the new route — basically a detour of the Tilghman detour of I-78, though a temporary one. The Nestle Waters plant operates 24 hours a day, and PennDOT placed no time or other restrictions on the trucks using the detour route.
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Like any group, however, the band has endured success (being signed to a record deal just a few months into their bandship) and reformation (falling out in 2004 and bringing in different members), but the fearsome foursome, composed of singer/songwriter and guitarist Jeff Holmes; bass player Dave Mattson; drummer Dan Baker; and lead guitarist and vocalist Justin Gannon, is now older, wiser and back together and are touring and planning to release a new album this summer.
Before they take the stage tonight at The Smoking Moose, Jeff and Dave talked with The Star about going forward as unsigned artists, turning moments of doubt into great music, and why mangled phrases make the best band names.
Question: So it has been 10 years since you released your first EP — what was your goal when you first stepped on the music scene?
Dave: As a group, If I may speak for everyone else, we just wanted our music to be heard … by everyone! We all loved music and how it can have such an impact on people. We also wanted to experience the thrill that is playing music for a living.
Jeff: I don't remember being at Disney when I was a kid, but I do remember driving to Florida, and the songs that played on the radio on our trip down. Music was a natural choice.
I never had a goal of fame or fortune. I just knew we had songs, we loved to play, and we thought the world should hear them.
Q: Tell me, what your new album will be like?
Jeff: The original album was about discovering love and loss, and it's told from a younger person's point of view. While the new material echoes a lot of those same themes, the delivery of that message has changed. It's wiser and more introspective. There are still moments of doubt, and I think most everyone will relate.
Dave: We are excited about the new material we are producing. We are taking the personal and musical growth and writing the new material in a true collaborative approach. Over the last 10 years, we all have amassed a plethora of inspiration.
Q: So, what is the 2012 Adelayda like? What can we look forward to seeing and hearing from you this summer? What's next for the group?
Dave: We will be starting a campaign to receive donations in order to produce our next EP. Please go to facebook.com/adelaydamusic and "like" us to get updates on how you can contribute to the cause! If you make a contribution, you will get the digital album and if you contribute more … you'll receive some "unique" Adelayda swag.
Q: What is the meaning behind your name, Adelayda?
Jeff: It's a misread song lyric from a friend of mine. She sang the words 'at a later', as Adelayda once while driving in the car with Dan and I. We didn't let her live it down, and after laughing for a few weeks about it, it just became part of our vernacular, so we kept it.
Q: What is it that makes you want to continue to record and perform music after 10 years?
Jeff: When you get the four of us in a room together, we become the same guys we were in our 20s. Same old jokes, same shenanigans and the same lust for music. I wouldn't have it any other way, and that's why we still do it.
Q: What is an Adelayda show like?
Jeff: Very energetic, and highly emotional. We were always a higher energy band (minus the mosh pit), but we always have had an ability to connect with listeners in a live setting. We always play our songs like they sound on the albums, so it's always a fun experience for our fans.
Q: Knowing what you know now and having amassed the knowledge and experience behind being in a group, what would you tell your younger selves?
Jeff: No matter what happens, don't let the "business" jeopardize what you set out to do, and who you set out to do it with.
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Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and audiovisual equipment. Event facilities measuring 3500 square feet (325 square meters) include a ballroom, exhibit space, and banquet facilities. This Lake Charles hotel also offers coffee/tea in the lobby, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available on request). Complimentary parking is available on site.
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Lake Charles is a smoke-free property.
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
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An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 6 AM
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Check-out time is noon
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Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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I have an 8 MB pdf file that definitely doesn't need to be that big. What free windows programs are there available that can reduce the size of pdf files?
I do not know of actual programs for compressing .pdf files as .pdf however your best bet would simply be to try using alternative PDF creation utilities as I have seen file size change dramatically between them.
I have never done a 8MB PDF, however I did do a 2MB one and I noticed that by using Bullzip, Flashpaper and the official Adobe Acrobat created a diffrence of over 60% in some cases... Generally, Adobe came in best, Flashpaper second and Bullzip last. (thre are a load more tools available, but these are the ones I tested.
Some of these utilities also enable you to compress the resources and control the quality. Whilst Bullzip is free, you may want to try a demo of the others and see if they can help you.
I use PrimoPDF (free) and choose "Ebook" as the "file size" "document type". (You can choose smaller (lower quality) file sizes or larger (higher quality) file sizes. The Ebook looks pretty good.
This reduces our 16 full color catalog (with a few small photos per page) to 2.4 MB and still looks fairly good.
If I were you, as a simple solution I would try PdfCreator and print that pdf file as it is.
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Perhaps this was addressed in a previous post already but do spriests benefit from both pvp gear sets again (like back in the day)?
I'm referring to the Mooncloth and Satin pvp gear and the bonuses from the 2 set each.
nah not realy, pvp shadow 4 set is just to good to let go mobility says hi. u should change satin gloves to mooncloth ones cus haste is better in that part.
No, you need the 4 set bonus. Although you should choose chest or hands from the healing one(mooncloth?), some is going for the chest, but cba, its not that much of a difference.
What makes you think it would? Having two 2-setbonuses was fixed long ago, because only a select few hybrids could benefit from them.


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Williams-Sonoma Dried Wild Mushroom Blend
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Wild mushrooms are in season year-round when you have our signature blend on your pantry shelf. We worked with premier American mushroom growers to create the perfect combination of flavors and textures for your favorite recipes. Our rich, earthy blend of dried mushrooms includes five famous varieties: shiitake, Portobello, oyster, nameko and chanterelles.
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- Ingredients
- Shiitake mushrooms, portobello mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, chanterelle mushrooms.
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No. 1 Cal will compete at Redwood Shores this Friday and Saturday.
The Bears concluded the San Diego Crew Classic with three first-place titles.
All five Cal boats advance to Sunday's finals
Cal will race five boats in the San Diego Crew Classic April 5th and 6th.
Sophomore recaps her fall season and her preparations for the spring